News tagged with fathers
New findings show long-term effects of fathers' job loss on children's education
There is a lot of evidence of the effect of job loss on peoples’ future earnings and employment opportunities. New research into the impact of fathers’ job loss on their child’s educational ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 16, 2012 |
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Young children of unmarried parents fare worse when a father's support is court-ordered
Young children of unmarried parents who live with their mother and receive court-mandated financial support from their father exhibit more aggressive behavior than those who don't get any formal support at all, according ...
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May 14, 2012 |
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Adolescent boys more prone to delinquency without a father
(PhysOrg.com) -- Adolescent boys are more prone to delinquency if they do not have a father figure in their lives, a University of Melbourne study has found, while adolescent girls seem unaffected by the presence or absence ...
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Nov 24, 2011 |
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Do US men value fatherhood over their careers?
The classic figure of a distant, career-focused father who spends lots of time at the office and who has little time for his kids might be getting outdated, a new study shows.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Sexy sons thanks to mom
It is not the superior genes of the father, but the mother's resource investment in the eggs that makes Zebra Finch males particularly attractive. A Swiss-Australian research team lead by evolutionary ecologists ...
Sep 29, 2011 |
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'Young, disadvantaged men'
With teen moms being debated heavily in popular culture today, it's easy to neglect the effects of fatherhood. However, recent research shows that young, disadvantaged men also affect a family and society. In fact, by age ...
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May 23, 2011 |
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Educational development stunted by teenage fatherhood
Public interest in the issue of teenage childbearing has recently increased, largely due to increases in both the teen pregnancy rate and the teen birth rate. A new study from Economic Inquiry examines the negative educat ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Sharing child caregiving may increase parental conflict, study finds
Parents who share caregiving for their preschool children may experience more conflict than those in which the mother is the primary caregiver, according to a new study.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Stress, substance abuse associated with some fathers spanking their children
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biological fathers are more likely to spank their children when they are unable to cope with stress from parenting or they use abuse alcohol and drugs, a new study indicates.
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Jan 11, 2011 |
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Low education, income levels linked to depression among urban black fathers
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new University of Michigan study finds that black fathers are 50 percent more likely to be depressed than men in the general population. One quarter of black fathers were depressed at some time over the ...
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Nov 23, 2010 |
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Father's incarceration associated with elevated risks of marijuana and other illegal drug use
In a recently published study in the journal Addiction, researchers from Bowling Green State University report evidence of an association between father's incarceration and substantially elevated risks for illegal drug u ...
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Childhood memories of father have lasting impact on men's ability to handle stress
Sons who have fond childhood memories of their fathers are more likely to be emotionally stable in the face of day-to-day stresses, according to psychologists who studied hundreds of adults of all ages.
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Aug 12, 2010 |
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Father involvement in pregnancy could reduce infant mortality
Studies have shown fathers who are active in their children's upbringing can significantly benefit their children's early development, academic achievement and well being. Now, a new study by University of ...
Jun 17, 2010 |
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Even if they are absent from the home, men can learn to become better fathers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fathers' Day is something of an empty holiday in many urban communities where men are often disconnected from family life, but social workers can make a difference against those odds, according ...
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Jun 15, 2010 |
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'Communicative fathers' help reduce teenage smoking
Children who talk to their fathers about the issues that are important to them are less likely to take up smoking during early adolescence, a Cardiff University study has found.
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Father
A father is defined as a male parent of any type of offspring. The adjective "paternal" refers to father, parallel to "maternal" for mother. The verb "to father" means to procreate or to sire a child from which also derives the gerund "fathering".
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